New Mechanical Shaft Seal from Thordon
Thordon Bearings Inc., a company in grease and oil-free bearing solutions announced the introduction of TG100, a new water lubricated mechanical face seal for 100-305 mm (4-12”) shaft diameters specifically designed for operation in abrasive waters, but can operate in clean water as well. The TG100 uses Silicon Carbide seal faces designed to last the life of the vessel and operate in both clean and abrasive-laden waters. If the face seals should ever experience damage, a feature…
Thordon Appoints Western Europe Sales Manager
Sixteen –year veteran, George Morrison has been appointed the Area Sales Manager for Western Europe replacing retiring Campbell Cunningham. According to Thordon’s Commercial Director, Jan Willem de Jong, George’s experience and energy will be a catalyst for maintaining our strong growth in Western Europe. “George is the perfect leader to develop our existing and new products with our strong distribution network”, said de Jong. “He brings a wealth of bearing and seals experience combined with sales…
Thordon Bearings Appoints Mill Log Marine Distributors
Mill Log Marine of Burnaby, B.C. has been appointed the authorized Distributor in British Columbia for Canadian manufacturer, Thordon Bearings replacing W.L. Marine. With this agreement, Mill Log Marine becomes the stocking distributor for the world’s largest manufacturer of non-metallic oil and grease free bearing systems. “Mill Log Marine’s reputation, expertise and knowledge of the marine market gives us great confidence in knowing that our products will be strongly supported in western Canada”, added Jan Willem de Jong, Commercial Director, Thordon Bearings Inc. Don Lindsey, Director of Sales & Marketing for Mill Log Marine stated: “Thordon Bearings Inc. Thordon Bearings Inc.
LR: Shipping Is Safer, But Work Still To Be Done
"In spite of the significant advances that have been made in recent years, shipping can and should become safer than it is now. This was the message from Willem de Jong, managing director of the Marine Division of Lloyd's Register (LR), in his keynote speech, which opened the proceedings at the Shiprepair & Conversion exhibition and conference held in London. Mr. de Jong posed two questions to his audience. Is the present safety level good enough? And how can we make further improvements? "The answer to the first question is, in my opinion, no," he said. "Society does not accept accidents and casualties. The marine industry must continue to strive for improvement, and public perception will inevitably provide an impetus for our industry to take forward this vision.
